Shock
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Shock may refer to:
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Sciences
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Social sciences
- Culture shock, in social psychology
- Shock value, in popular psychology
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Medicine
- Shock or Acute stress reaction, a psychological condition in response to terrifying events
- Shell shock, the reaction of soldiers in World War I to the trauma of battle
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Physical sciences
- Electric shock
- Shock (mechanics), a sudden acceleration or deceleration
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Arts and entertainment
- Shock art, contemporary art that creates a shocking experience
- Shock jock, a radio broadcaster who entertains in a way that may be offensive
- Shock site, a website that is intended to be offensive or shocking to most viewers
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Books and documentary
- Future Shock, 1970 book written by the sociologist and futurist Alvin Toffler
- The Shock of the New, a 1980 programme by Robert Hughes
- The Shock Doctrine, a 2007 book by Naomi Klein
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Music
- Shock rock, a genera of rock music with elements of theatrical shock
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Military
- Shock tactics, a close quarter battle tactic, usually done by specially trained shock troops
- Shock troops, troops trained for shock tactics, usually heavy cavalry or infantry
- Shock and awe, a plan to overwhelm an adversary's perception and destroy its will to fight
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Other uses
- Shock (economics), an unexpected or unpredictable event that affects an economy
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See also
- Shock therapy (disambiguation)
- Shocking, an Australian racehorse
- Shack
- Shock Corridor
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